Topic: World News — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [National Anti-Corruption Commission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Helen Haines says ‘the clock is ticking’ on replacing deputy commissioner Nicole Rose
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[2026-05-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and Kalshi
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[2026-05-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [West Coast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: La Brea Tar Pits – the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world – gets a mammoth face lift for the first time in nearly 50 years
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[2026-05-25 00:59 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Incident said to have happened at racing event in 2002, year of queen’s Golden Jubilee, according to Sunday Times
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[2026-05-25 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GAZA — A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a one-year-old child, in central Gaza on Sunday, a hospital said.
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[2026-05-25 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described a case in which three teenage boys were spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls as "appalling".
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[2026-05-25 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CHINA — A man nervously smoked a cigarette as he sat by a checkpoint, waiting for news of his older brother caught up in China's worst mining disaster in nearly two decades.
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[2026-05-25 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-25 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ANKARA, Turkey — Hundreds of Turkish riot police using teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the main CHP opposition party on Sunday after a court dismissed its leadership, AFP journalists saw.
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[2026-05-25 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has lost up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the start of the conflict with Iran, which accounts for nearly a fifth of Washington’s entire pre-war fleet and is valued at close to $1 billion, Bloomberg has reported. The bulk of them were destroyed or seriously damaged by Iranian fire, according to the outlet.
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[2026-05-25 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has lost up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the start of the conflict with Iran, which accounts for nearly a fifth of Washington’s entire pre-war fleet and is valued at close to $1 billion, Bloomberg has reported. The bulk of them were destroyed or seriously damaged by Iranian fire, according to the outlet.
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[2026-05-25 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president, 80 on June 14, will soon attend his fourth publicly disclosed doctor’s appointment since his second term began
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[2026-05-25 00:21 UTC+10:00] [trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president, 80 on June 14, will soon attend his fourth publicly disclosed doctor’s appointment since his second term began
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[2026-05-25 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered advertising executive Yuval Horowitz, one of the creators of the IDF’s October 7 atrocities film, the role of managing Likud’s election campaign.
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[2026-05-25 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Slovenia has voted in a strongly pro-Israel prime minister, marking a striking political shift after Slovenia's recent hostility towards the Jewish State.
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[2026-05-25 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For months, US President Donald Trump has framed himself as the world leader who was willing to confront the Islamic Republic more aggressively than any Western leader before him.
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[2026-05-25 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bahrain has sentenced nine people to life in prison for carrying out what authorities describe as “hostile and terrorist acts” in cooperation with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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[2026-05-25 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Sakshi Patel has known since she was little that she wanted to study in the U.S. She says she pictured herself landing a job in New York City, the financial capital of the world, and living out her version of the American dream far from home.
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[2026-05-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the conflict, it added.
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[2026-05-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the conflict, it added.
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[2026-05-25 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: TV presenter Ruth Langsford says she tries to "live in the moment" with her mother who has dementia, as she called for more to be done to speed up diagnosis of the condition.
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[2026-05-25 00:06 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Explosives-laden vehicle detonated as passenger train travelled through south-western city of Quetta
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[2026-05-25 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: France has banned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering its territory, citing his “unspeakable” behaviour of taunting Gaza flotilla activists who were arrested by Israeli police forces.
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hanan al-Hams was among the 3,000 Palestinians from Gaza scheduled to travel for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in 2024. But her lifelong dream to perform Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, was shattered by Israel’s war on Gaza, launched on October 7, 2024.
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sanya naval complex in country’s island province gives warships room to manoeuvre and counter US first island chain, report says
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Balintang Channel] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sanya naval complex in country’s island province gives warships room to manoeuvre and counter US first island chain, report says
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Like David Cameron in 2016, premier Danielle Smith is facing a mutinous party and has called a referendum about a referendum while vowing a ‘no’ vote
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[2026-05-24 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Their Scouse charm warmed the hearts of seven million viewers and now the example set by Race Across the World winners Jo and Kush is impacting their former school.
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[2026-05-24 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Top U.S. and Iranian officials signaled they are inching closer to an initial peace deal to wind down the U.S.-Iran conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though major details remain murky, especially around the future of Iran's nuclear program.
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[2026-05-24 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ANGELES, Philippines — Rescuers were racing on Sunday to free two workers pinned under a building that collapsed in the northern Philippines, killing a Malaysian man and leaving 20 people missing.
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[2026-05-24 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hung Hom shop cat dies after owner finds it with tail nearly severed
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[2026-05-24 23:42 UTC+10:00] [cruelty to animals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hung Hom shop cat dies after owner finds it with tail nearly severed
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[2026-05-24 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: World Central Kitchen (WCK) has cut its hot meal distribution in Gaza by half, citing soaring food and fuel costs linked to the wider fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran in February.
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[2026-05-24 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in Texas head to the polls on Tuesday for the Republican run-off in the highly contentious US Senate primary between the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and John Cornyn, the incumbent, who has represented Texas in the US Senate since 2002.
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[2026-05-24 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-24 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mazen al-Jerjawi would normally spend this time of year preparing for Eid al-Adha, selling the hundreds of sheep and goats he raised on his land as families across Gaza searched for animals to sacrifice during the holiday.
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[2026-05-24 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An Israeli air strike on an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza killed three people on Sunday, including a six-month-old child, health officials said.
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[2026-05-24 22:59 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At least four people died and dozens of others were injured in the attack
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[2026-05-24 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Good day. Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Monday, May 25, 2026.
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[2026-05-24 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria's parliament is set to meet for the first time since the fall of Bashar Al Assad as president, after elections were held on Sunday in areas regained from Kurdish-led fighters.
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[2026-05-24 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Bahraini court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years in jail for collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to carry out what it described as "hostile and terrorist acts" against Bahrain, the state news agency reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 22:51 UTC+10:00] [UK weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Forecasters say temperatures could hit 34C on Monday, with amber health alerts in place across much of England
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[2026-05-24 22:48 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Melbourne woman has touched down in Australia, alleging she and fellow detainees were mistreated by Israeli authorities after their Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice will convene at 4 p.m. Sunday for a follow-up hearing on Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s handling of the Judicial Selection Committee, as dozens of judicial posts remain empty and the election clock threatens to freeze the process altogether.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice is set to convene on Tuesday for a follow-up hearing on petitions against the government’s decision to close Army Radio, as Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara argued that the move cannot be viewed as a narrow decision about one military station, but as part of a wider government effort affecting Israel’s free press.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, has proposed granting honorary citizenship of the city to the civilians of Gaza and the West Bank, as well as to Palestinian journalists.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Dr. Nadia Khir decided to leave her traditional Druze village to study medicine in 1985, she set out on an unprecedented path, becoming Israel’s first female Druze physician and unknowingly blazing a trail that countless women have followed since.
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[2026-05-24 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkey is facing a potential political crisis as the leading opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has been thrown into turmoil.
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[2026-05-24 22:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Russia has used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv that killed at least two people, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war.The intense aerial assault damaged buildings across the Ukrainian capital, including near government offices, residential buildings, schools, a market and schools, Ukrainian authorities said.
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[2026-05-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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